STANDARD VARIETIES OF GRAIN USEFUL IN THE SOUTH 
AS PRICES ON GRAINS ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, WRITE FOR PRICES BEFORE ORDERING 
BARLEY 
BUCKWHEAT 
Forty-eight pounds to the bushel. Two bushels per acre. 
Forty-eight pounds to the bushel. One bushel per acre. 
The value of Barley for winter pasturage has not been generally 
recognized, but many Southern dairymen have adopted it as one 
of their main crops for this purpose, using it also for hay. If 
intended to be cured for hay, the head should not be allowed to 
form. Sowings are made both in spring and fall. 
Bearded. 
A few days earlier than Beardless, but should be 
used only for grazing or grain. (Write for prices). 
Buckwheat thrives where few other plants will. In excessively 
hot weather buckwheat is liable to blight, and the seeds should 
not be sown in the latitude of Norfolk before the middle of July. 
It may be sown either in drills or broadcast. 
* Brown Hull ^ distinct variety, early and very productive, 
oruwn nun. -Jijjg plant is large and vigorous, and the flour 
made from it is of the best quality. (Write for prices). 
Beardless. 
This variety does not have a beard, and can be 
used for grazing, hay, or grain. (Write for prices). 
RYE 
OATS 
Thirty - two pounds to the 
bushel. Two bushels per acre. 
D j. .... OO Probably the best early 
Burt, or ✓U"way. spring oats for sandy 
soils in Virginia or North Carolina. (Write for 
prices). 
A popular variety that produces 
am. heavy yields of both hay and 
grain. A good variety for spring planting. 
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Fulgh 
V nrtfn Quite similar to the Fulgham and 
IxanOTa. very popular in the middle west¬ 
ern states. (Write for prices). 
Winter Turf. 
Known also as Virginia 
Turf. Sown in September 
or October, this variety will be well set before 
the cold weather, and may be grazed freely 
through the winter, (Write for prices). 
Lee Cold Proof. 
This variety combines 
the earliness of Ful¬ 
gham with the cold-resistance of Winter Turf, 
and will probably produce more hay or grain 
than any other spring-sown oats. (Write for 
prices). 
Fulgrain. 
heavy yield 
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An early maturing smut-resist- 
ant variety that produces a 
of both hay and grain. (Write 
WHEAT 
Sixty pounds to the bushel. One 
and one-half bushels per acre. 
I A. fine beardless wheat 
Leap S I roil 1 1 C. ^ith the tallest straw. 
Very productive and of high milling value. 
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Abruzsl Rye 
Fifty-six pounds to the bushel. 
One and one-half bushels per acre. 
For winter pasturage few crops compare 
with Abruzzi Rye, its adaptability to almost 
all soils and situations being enough to 
make it a universal favorite. Inexpensive, 
very productive and of remarkable nutritive 
value. It also ranks among the best green 
manures, and is very largely used for that 
purpose. Our Abruzzi Rye is most carefully 
grown from the best stocks and must not 
be confused with inferior sorts of Rye often 
offered as Abruzzi. 
Abruzzi. 
The best variety of winter rye 
for the South and is becoming 
more popular each year. It is ready for grazing 
about ten days earlier than any other sort, 
and will produce nearly as much grain. (Write 
for prices). 
RnCPn ^ standard variety that produces a 
IxUbcn. strong, vigorous straw, and stools 
to a remarkable degree. It is, however, not as 
good for the South as Abruzzi. (Write for 
prices). 
New Improved 
CERESAN 
A New Iiow Cost Grain Disinfectant 
Costs only 2 to 3 cents per bushel. Usually 
effective in controlling bunt or stinking smut 
of wheat, covered smut and stripe of barley, 
and oat smuts. Frequently improves the stand 
and yield of grain 1 to 5 bushels per acre. 
Easily and quickly applied by 20 revolutions 
of seed treater or 3 turnings with a shovel. 
Seed should be treated 24 hours before plant¬ 
ing. Does not reduce drilling rate nor damage 
drill. One pound treats 32 bushels of wheat, 
oats, or barley. 
Frices: 1-lb. tin, 75c; 5-lb. tin, $3.25, postpaid. 
r unrA ^ beardless, loose, smut-resistant selection from Ful- 
POrWara. caster that is becoming very popular. Best variety 
for mountain sections. (Write for prices). 
V D I K1 171 bearded rust-resistant variety favored 
.1. I. INO. IjI. jjy many planters of North and South 
Carolina. It is a vigorous grower and makes the finest quality of 
flour. (Write for prices). 
Wheat and Oats Should be Treated with 
New Improved CERESAN Before Sowing 
We endeavor to have our grains most carefully grown from pedigreed stocks, and 
they are always of the highest purity and germination. 
REMEMBER IT NEVER PAYS TO PLANT INFERIOR SEED GRAIN. 
Remember we deliver free at catalog prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities 
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